Fun fact: In Germany, the official colour for taxis is a certain shade of beige, known to lower resale value by up to 15 % (no kidding).

The PT Cruiser. Low hanging fruit, I know, but they earn it. The only design criteria seems to be to make it look like it’s from the 30s. The seats are horrifically uncomfortable (I find 90% of Dodges to be like this), they are awkward to drive, and are not designed to be worked on.  I drove one out to pick up my box…

I love it!

Lol supple steering and no brake pulsations.

Just because the market has decided a value for something doesn’t mean it’s not a crack pipe. Apparently every single one of these is a crack pipe, and I’m okay with that.

NP just for the Don Draper-esque ad copy:

There was a time when a low-spec older Gelandewagen just reeked of cultured Old Money. Thanks to later, mega-bling models these now smell like Baller on a Budget.

These things have rear weight bias. Careful getting into a corner too hot, or you might turn the Beat around.

That wasn’t a swerve, that was a deliberate brake check. This guy should lose his license and go to jail.

“I’ll have the Kidde’s meal”

All french tanks come with a special hatch in the turret for the drapeau blanc

Go fuck yourself.

As soon as the weather starts to break in NYC mobs of illegal dirt bike riding assholes start rampaging through the streets. The ride in such great numbers that the NYPD just does nothing. A couple of summers ago these fuckers were tearing ass down my street the wrong way and riding on the sidewalks. I had to yank…

Driving a car from showroom new to 1 million miles in a (relatively) short period of time is a feat of driving. That’s a person who did an amazing, physical, challenge. All they had to do was maintain the car according to spec (starting with a perfect example, mind you), and just, drive a lot.

This is why BEVs and PHEVs are bought primarily by people with garages with 240V chargers installed.

Are you proud of the fact that you’re overworked by whatever shitty organization you work for?

He had a couple of people duct taped in the back of the van, he just wanted to get out of there.

A few other details: Whitewall tires were originally made when the carbon-black rubber compound was bonded to a white-rubber carcass, saving on cost, and it actually looked kinda cool. Only in later years was the whitewall just an applique.

The sheer amount of losses chalked up to stupid or otherwise unnecessary infotainment systems is silly.